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Be careful with ex-rental cars. These things have been abused to hell and back; think full throttle on a cold engine, the cheapest fuel available and a lot of u
by Sebb767 4y ago
Be careful with ex-rental cars. These things have been abused to hell and back; think full throttle on a cold engine, the cheapest fuel available and a lot of unavoided potholes. On the other side, you know they have been maintained, but expect a lot more wear. You can buy one, but you should know why they are as cheap as they are.
- kube-system 4y agoThe worst part about rentals is that they simply get used more than personal cars. They're always being driven by different drivers, in unfamiliar places, loading and unloading a full load of people and baggage. All the knobs and adjustments repeatedly adjusted. Every threshold scraped and scuffed by repeated shuffling of passengers and bags. And while they have a policy of maintaining vehicles, nobody who touches the vehicle has any personal investment in it. Due for an oil change, and it's booked out? Out it goes! I can't imagine how many tires people pop by running into stuff. When I rent with one of the big brands that lets you pick a car off the lot, I usually try to find the car with the best set of tires. It's amazing how many rental vehicles with ~10k miles on them already have 3 or 4 different brands of tire on them. Usually they're the cheapest of cheap brands too.